The Washington critic., 1887-04-26
THE SEASONS FANCIES.
Fashions In Jeweiry-The Revival of
Wntered siiks-FIowors Taking the
Place of Birds for Hat Trimming
other Fashionable Novelties.

Fashions In Jewclry-The Revival of
Wntered siiks-FIowors Taking the
Place of birds for Hat Trimming
other Fashionable Novelties.
Hoop and pendant earrings arc in fashion
again.
Small simulated caps are novelty for
spring.
Plcot edged ribbons are the most fashion.
able for garnlture.
Bar pins set with rhlnestoncs are worn on
evening slippers.
The darnedthread laoes are in great IA
Yor.
Myrtle leaves are mixed with orange
blossoms in bridal bouquets.
New French satecns are In Pompadour
designs OF very bright colors.
SILK brocaded vests In tiny floral patterns
are worn with dark dresses.
Watered silk is shown In a variety of new
patterns and shades.
Horn buttons with eyes In the centre, or
else tinted pearl buttons, arc used Ia two
lows on the double-breasted coats; for
single breasted coats arc smaller lasting or
braid buttons.
Artificial flowers have given place to
real ones as trimming for ball dresses.
Colored bandkerchiefs are but little worn,
ard silk ones are entirely done away with.
Flowers will be largely used on bonnets
and feathers on round hats.
Small, fine flowers are chosen for coro-
net, or else for slight face.trimming just
inside the top of the brim.
fantasie In fans Is one OF black crepe
or gauze, bearing the monogram in diamond
dust.
Reads OF every color, even the pllest
pihk, blue and white, are made Into dress
trimmings, as well AS glrnets, silver, steel
aud the goduu-llned beads that do not
tsTnlsh.
Lghi.yellow tortoise shell hair combs set
win brllliants are the crOwuing pOlnt Of
hgh coifTures
White cloth and flannel will be greatly
worn during the coming season.
Black lace crowns are laid over colored
tullc as transparent, notably over hello
tropc, green and old rose, and the tulle is
bouillonne on wire frame, making a very
light bonnet. White lace crowns are with
jet aud colored beaded brims.
Neapultan violet IS one of the most deli
cate of the new tin's, but It is becoming only
to extreme blondes.
4 new elastic silk has been brought for
underwear. II washes well, is soft to the
touch nnd fits snugly to the form.
Short quilted petticoats, matching the re-
ception or ball toilet, Is made by fashion
able modistes, to wear 10 lieu of a flannel
one.
\ unique decoration for a bodice consists
OF a bouquet composed Of ilbbjns with the
holder represented In lace held by comb
OF tortoise shell.
Dog collars of velvet are strewn with PEN
dants that were fashionable earrings two
centuries ago.
Anovel spring bonnet is Of drawn black
muslin with a coronet composed OF strings
Of jet beads tied In u knot. A fan OF chan
tilly lace and a butterfly bow OF old pink
form the decoration.
Skirts for the street remain short, but all
house and evening dresses must be demi
trained.
Passementerie mantles arc novel, and
there are lace and grenadine and silk man
Ties that are covered with jet ornaments.
These will be found In the leading dry goods
houses In the city.
Crowns OF silk, OF lace, and OF beads for
bonnets, with straw or beaded brims, will
prove popular for the theatre.
Embroidered null dresses will be worn
during the entire summer for evening wear.
Some hats of English manufacture, in
tended for country wear, are OF rush or
| wicker basket work, lined with some bright
| color and trimmed with flowers Of harmon
izing tints, mixed with grasses and reeds.
Butterflies in every color and every ma.
tural size, with wings outstretched or
| closed, are favorite decoration for the
| front OF tulle skirts as shoulder orna-
ments, and upon the front Of the corsage
and in the hair.
White MORE silk as also colored velvets
will be used in forming vests to white clotn
suits.
Pin strlped and checked silk for summer
wear, confined with different coiorel
silks or ribbons, Nill make effective cos.
TUNES for cool ever ipgs.
Many kinds of net as dlaphanous as
tulle, with stripes, bars, dashes, or In plain
meshes are to be pulled on wire as entire
bonnets, or drawn over flowers as a veil.